Selliguea stenophylla

Posted by Peter Hovenkamp | Herbarium Specimen, Observations | 0

Ferns in the genus Selliguea generally have a thick, leathery lamina, but this epiphytic species has one of the thickest… The sori are deeply sunken, and visible on the adaxial surface.

Collection Data (P. Hovenkamp 05-280)

Classification & Common Names

Class: Polypodiopsida
Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Selliguea Bory
Species: Selliguea stenophylla (Bl.) Parris
Var./Subsp.:
Common name(s):

General Collection Data

Date: 30-XI-2005
Primary Collector & #: P. Hovenkamp 05-280
Collection Party:
Det. History:
Habitat: Tropical rainforest
Habit: Epiphyte
Specimen Locations: BO, L, WAN

Additional Comments

Collection Location

Location: Gunung Lumut Protection Forest – – – Kalimantan Timur – Indonesia.
Coordinates: 1°26'20'' S, 115°59'32'' E
Elevation: 700

About The Author

Peter Hovenkamp

I have been working on ferns since 1980, starting at the Rijksherbarium Leiden, which is now morphed into the Botany section of the Naturalis Biodivesity Center. I have tackled a number of families and genera, always with the goal to find out how many (some would say, how few) species there really are. The main focus of my work has been on the Malesian part of the world (basically, Indonesia and surrounding countries), but I have also worked on the flora of China and Sri Lanka.